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31/01/2014
Inspectors Find Series of Failures In Private Ambulance Service
Private ambulance service NSL Care Services is facing closure after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found that it was failing to meet mandatory standards in four out of five areas.
Inspectors found a number of failings, including patients experiencing long waits and that some staff had not undergone criminal record checks.
The company, which took over for South East Coast Ambulance in July, provide non-emergency ambulance services for patients.
NSL said it was working on the issues "with the urgency they warrant".
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Inspectors found a number of failings, including patients experiencing long waits and that some staff had not undergone criminal record checks.
The company, which took over for South East Coast Ambulance in July, provide non-emergency ambulance services for patients.
NSL said it was working on the issues "with the urgency they warrant".
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